kids teaching kids®
This partnership with Medical City Children’s Hospital seeks to ensure North Texas families have the knowledge and resources to change their eating habits for the better.
kids teaching kids® includes a 21-Day Snacking Challenge for both elementary students and adults, as well as the Kids Fit Menu!® program, which features high school culinary students’ recipes on local restaurant menus to encourage healthy eating throughout our community.
Results & Impact
389,000
students
signed up since 2014
25
school districts
participating across North Texas
70%
of participants
tried new fruits or vegetables
$325,000
provided
to North Texas school districts since 2017 by corporate and nonprofit supporters
389,000
students
signed up since 2014
25
school districts
participating across North Texas
70%
of participants
tried new fruits or vegetables
$325,000
provided
to North Texas school districts since 2017 by corporate and nonprofit supporters
kids teaching kids® is a partnership of:
Medical City Children’s Hospital • United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
2024-2025 Supporters:
Advocare • Dairy MAX • la Madeleine • Texas Rangers Foundation
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